Antminer S5 vs Spondoolies SP20

[thedreamer]

So I'm racking my brain trying to see which is a better choice?
The SP20 has more legs to stretch at just under 1700GH/s, vs the A5s 1200 overclocked.

At about 600watts each, looks like they get just under 1200GH each.

The SP20 can be made a lot quieter from what I read though and it mountrs easier with its enclosed box.

Anyone else have any input?

[Xian01]

Considering SP20's are no longer readily available, unfortunately, it seems the S5 is your only reasonable remaining choice at this present time.

[bitcoinvest]

i have 2 s3 as we speak. if you were in my position would you buy s5 or something or stay as i am?

[valkir]

I have 1 S5, 1 SP20 and 1 Avalon 4.1

Depend what you are looking for.

You want a home miner ? If so go with Avalon.
You want to have more gh take the SP20
You want to paid less than a SP20 go for the S5.

All depend of what you really need. Where will be the miner? Can it be loud?

You could also wait for the next gen miners coming probably soon.

Cheer

Valkir

[Biffa]

Whats are your primary concerns?

Noise
Power
Performance

Put those in order and your answer should be easier to come to.

[bitcoinvest]

I have 1 S5, 1 SP20 and 1 Avalon 4.1

Depend what you are looking for.

You want a home miner ? If so go with Avalon.
You want to have more gh take the SP20
You want to paid less than a SP20 go for the S5.

All depend of what you really need. Where will be the miner? Can it be loud?

You could also wait for the next gen miners coming probably soon.

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Valkir

I have no problem with sound or watt consumption.

[valkir]

I have no problem with sound or watt consumption.

Than go with the SP20 if you can find one. Nice machine that can be under or overclock easily.

Else wait for next generation. 

[bitcoinvest]

I have no problem with sound or watt consumption.

Than go with the SP20 if you can find one. Nice machine that can be under or overclock easily.

Else wait for next generation. 

i just visited : http://www.spondoolies-tech.com/collections/products

out of stock.... any alternative ?

[valkir]

i just visited : http://www.spondoolies-tech.com/collections/products

out of stock.... any alternative ?

Check on the used market :  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=75.0

Or maybe some reseller.

People really like SP20 so could be hard to fine one.

[notlist3d]

i have 2 s3 as we speak. if you were in my position would you buy s5 or something or stay as i am?

Depends on your electricity price.  If really low keep S3.  If normal to high I would say sell S3 and upgrade.

[Finksy]

Whats are your primary concerns?

Noise
Power
Performance

Put those in order and your answer should be easier to come to.

Don't forget the 4th, value.  Otherwise the Avalon would suit most other needs, but in value it is a poor choice.

Also, the SP20, as phillipma has mentioned on many occasions, is not a 1700 GH/s miner.   They may have rated it as such, but that is essentially full bore, over-clocked, and running HOT.  Even still, most people are not able to achieve 1700 GH/s with settings maxed due to throttling of the chips from heat.

Both the S5 and SP20 at stock settings are a little loud for home use, but both can be made to work. They are both great units from great manufacturers, so run some models based on your electricity cost and noise tolerance (the sp20 is louder at full fan speed than S5) and pick the one that suits your needs, i.e. makes more financial sense. 

[philipma1957]

Whats are your primary concerns?

Noise
Power
Performance

Put those in order and your answer should be easier to come to.

Don't forget the 4th, value.  Otherwise the Avalon would suit most other needs, but in value it is a poor choice.

Also, the SP20, as phillipma has mentioned on many occasions, is not a 1700 GH/s miner.   They may have rated it as such, but that is essentially full bore, over-clocked, and running HOT.  Even still, most people are not able to achieve 1700 GH/s with settings maxed due to throttling of the chips from heat.

Both the S5 and SP20 at stock settings are a little loud for home use, but both can be made to work. They are both great units from great manufacturers, so run some models based on your electricity cost and noise tolerance (the sp20 is louder at full fan speed than S5) and pick the one that suits your needs, i.e. makes more financial sense. 

Well running avalon 4.1's would be my first choice but they cost too much. If they were 300 shipped to the USA  I would have a lot of them. On eco setting they use less power then any of the others.  I can get them to use .47 watts at the kwatt meter doing 500gh.   Or .55 watts doing 875gh  But at 500 shipped to usa just too much cash.

So sp20 or sp20e = my favorite.  If you downclock you can get fan to do 6-10% sound is not crazy bad in an off room.  i love being able to pick 8 pools on my pool list.

S-5's are okay   If I had a place to run them without having to buy aftermarket fans the would move up on the list.  But to get them to behave soundwise means more money.

[thedreamer]

From the amount of reading I've been doing across the web , I too think the SP20's will be my choice for the near-term future, until the next gen stuff comes out.

Now only if I can get my hands on a few more. I got hosed on a deal on ebay for some S5's a few days ago so I was dry when I saw some good deals on SP20's pass me by. 

[ScryptAsic]

The answer is quite simple: Whatever one you can buy for the cheapest price per GH.

[thedreamer]

The answer is quite simple: Whatever one you can buy for the cheapest price per GH.

Actually quite more to it than that.

If you went by that remark, then you could buy an Antminer S1 for $20 with 200GH/s. 
Which wouldn't make sense because of the huge power usage, noise and heat they generate. Just for example. 

[ScryptAsic]

The answer is quite simple: Whatever one you can buy for the cheapest price per GH.

Actually quite more to it than that.

If you went by that remark, then you could buy an Antminer S1 for $20 with 200GH/s.  
Which wouldn't make sense because of the huge power usage, noise and heat they generate. Just for example.  

Read the topic.. S5 versus SP20. Where does an S1 come into this at all?

Both miners are newer generation and will under clock well for more efficiency. I would base my decision between them on purchase price.

[Zich]

The answer is quite simple: Whatever one you can buy for the cheapest price per GH.

Actually quite more to it than that.

If you went by that remark, then you could buy an Antminer S1 for $20 with 200GH/s.  
Which wouldn't make sense because of the huge power usage, noise and heat they generate. Just for example.  

Read the topic.. S5 versus SP20. Where does an S1 come into this at all?

Both miners are newer generation and will under clock well for more efficiency. I would base my decision between them on purchase price.

Easy dude, he is the OP after all 

[armedmilitia]

I would actually argue for the S5 ATM, I own a few SP20s but it appears the S5 can downclock way further. Any thoughts on this?

As well, the SP20 is one loud sonofagun. Like a hair dryer. However, I'm not sure if the S5 is as loud...

[thedreamer]

From what I read, the s5 is having issues and seems quite loud where most people modify or change the fan.
The SP20s can get rather quiet if you get them to sub 700watt and around 1200GH. No mods necessary.

[Xian01]

From what I read, the s5 is having issues and seems quite loud where most people modify or change the fan.
The SP20s can get rather quiet if you get them to sub 700watt and around 1200GH. No mods necessary.

This is an accurate assessment. An SP20 running @ ~1250GHs @ 20% fans is quieter than an S5 with the stock fans.

To your point of "having issues", I'm not sure what specifically you are referring to. The two B1 S5's I purchased have been running very well, performance wise.